Seventy-five years ago today, on a rainy morning in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New Mexico, the United States ushered in the nuclear age with the detonation of the world’s first nuclear explosive device—an event code-named “Trinity.”
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 8:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On this day 75 years ago, one of the most intense conflicts of World War II—the Battle of Okinawa—concluded in a historic victory for the United States.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2020 @ 11:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Seventy-five years ago today, the last remnants of the Nazi regime unconditionally surrendered to the Allied Powers, marking the end of World War II in Europe.
Published: Sunday, May 10th, 2020 @ 9:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly referred to as the G.I. Bill, to ensure that our service members returning home from World War II would receive the care and benefits they earned while defending freedom from tyranny
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 @ 12:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I'm honored to be with you today for, really, this historic celebration.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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